Limaland Motorsports Park

Sherman, Horstman, and Anderson tops at Limaland on Family Fun Night.

June 28, 2019 Lima OH

by Gerry Keysor

After the wettest start to the race season in recent memory, summer arrived in full force at Limaland for Double Deuce/Family Fun Night presented by Menke Brothers. With 90 degree temperatures and sunny skies, fans were treated to a great event featuring bounce houses, drivers cars on display and lots of goodies, then an action packed night of racing with No.65 Todd Sherman picking up the win in the 22 lap Northwest Physical Therapy UMP Modified A Main, No. 17 Jared Horstman winning a wild K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invader feature, and No. 22T Tony Anderson winning his 47th career Bud Thunderstock A Main.

The Northwest Physical Therapy Modifieds took the track first with their 22 lap feature for Double Deuce night. No. 18 Ryan Sutter, and No. 19B Brandon Ordway would bring the field to green, with Sutter grabing the early lead. after cautions kept the field bunched up early, Todd Sherman would use the bottom of the racetrack to close in on Sutter on lap 5, but Sutter would power back on the outside to regain the lead on lap 7. At the halfway point, Sherman was able to battle back and would grab the lead for good on lap 12. Sutter would finish 2nd with No. 16 Jeff Koz third, No. 3W Dylan Woodling 4th and No. 95J Jerry Bowersock finishing 5th. Heat races were won by No. 10L Nathan Loney, Sherman, No. 463 Daniel Sanchez, and Sutter.

The K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders were up next with No. 12H Luke Hall and No. 18 Todd Heuerman pacing the field to the green flag for the 25 lap feature. Hall would put on a great run through 15 laps, leading and making amazing moves in lapped traffic until a spinning No 24 Kobe Allison collected Hall, 2nd place No. 49 Shawn Dancer, and No 9R Dustin Rall, with Dancer getting upside down. Dancer would walk away unhurt, but his car was heavily damaged. Hall's top wing was damaged and left rear tire flattened in the melee, ending his night as well. On the restart, Jared Horstman would inherit the lead and would win over a charging Randy Hannagan, Heuerman, No 11 Tim Allison, and No. 2 Kyle Sauder. Heat races were won by Dancer, No. 35 Ron Blair, and Hannagan.

The Bud Thunderstocks would complete the night with their 22 lap feature. No. 7C Jordan Conover, and No. J2 Rob Trent would bring the field to green. The yellow flag waved early and often, keeping the field bunched up and making for great racing, but also allowing for several more cautions. In the end, perennial fan favorite, No. 22T Tony Anderson would prevail, picking up the 47th Bud Thunderstock feature win of his career just 9 months after having open heart surgery. No. J1 Jeff Matheny would finish 2nd, Trent would finish 3rd, UNOH Racer Bryce Nichols would finis 4th in the UNOH No. 01, and No. 89 Keith Shockency would complete the top 5. Heat races were won by Trent, Conover and Nichols.

Limaland Motorsports Park roars back to life next Friday night July 5th for Firecracker Friday presented by T&D Interiors. In action will be the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders, Northwest Physical Therapy UMP Modifieds, and Budweiser Thunderstocks. General Admission is $12 for ages 16 and older, $6 for ages 11-15, and kids 10 and under are admitted FREE. Pit passes for all ages are $30. Grandstand Gates Open at 5:00pm, Pit Gates Open 4:30pm–8:00pm, Warm Ups @ 6:30pm, Racing @ 7:30pm.

Warm weather and great racing were on tap at Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday night for the 21st Annual Season Points Championships presented by Alexander and Bebout. The JLH General Contractors FAST 305 Championship Series Sprint Cars hit the 1/4 highbanks for the final time in 2018 with No. 26 Jamie Miller grabbing an exciting feature win. In the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds, No. 95J Jerry Bowersock picked up the feature victory, but came up just short in his bid to repeat as track Champion, as No. 18 Ryan "The Milkman" Sutter wrapped up his first ever Limaland and NASCAR Whelen All American Series Championship. In the Budweiser Thunderstocks, No. M1 Jeff Matheny picked up his first career Limaland feature win, while No. 463 Daniel Sanchez capped off an exciting night by winning the Track Championship in the Budweiser Thunderstocks NASCAR All American Series Championship by virtue of a tiebreaker.

Kicking off the nights racing were the JLH General Contractors FAST 305 Championship Series Sprint Cars. No. 11G Luke Griffith and No. 8 Bobby Clark would bring the field to green with Griffith taking the early race advantage. Jamie Miller would make his way to the 2nd spot on lap 3 and begin stalking the leader. Miller closed in to the rear bumper of Griffith's No. 11G machine on lap 9, until the caution flag waved on lap 10 for the No 4* of Tyler Street coming to a stop at the end of the front straightaway with a broken front end. On the restart, Millers engine would stumble, allowing No. 97 Kyle Peters to charge to the 2nd spot. Peters would grab the lead on lap 12 and seemed to be on his way to the victory, but Miller would close back in on the leaders on lap 20, grabbing 2nd spot from Griffith, then making his run on the final lap on Peters exiting turn 2. Peters would get hung on the outside wall down the back stretch allowing Miller to get away and grab his 2nd Limaland win of 2018. Peters would hang on for 2nd, with Griffith 3rd, No. 99 Alvin Roepke 4th and Clark finishing 5th. Heat races were won by Griffith and Miller.

Next up were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap A Main. No. 18 Ryan Sutter began the night with a 10 point lead on No. 95J Jerry Bowersock. Bowersock would start on the front row alongside No. 65 Todd Sherman, and set sail with the lead. Sherman hung with Bowersock throughout the feature, but to no avail, as Bower sock would survive multiple cautions to pick up the feature win, but come up just short in his bid to win a 2nd consecutive Championship, as Sutter would finish 3rd and garner enough points to win his 1st career K&N Filters UMP Modified Track Championship and NASCAR Whelen All American Series Championship. No. 3W Dylan Woodling would finish 4th, and No. 34X Shane O'Connor would finish 5th. Heat Races were won by Sutter, No. 71 UNOH Racer Will Norris, and Woodling.

Completing the night were the Budweiser Thunderstocks in their 15 lap A Main. No. M1 Jeff Matheny and No. 27 Frank Paladino would bring the field to green with Matheny grabbing the early lead. No 22T Tony Anderson charged to 2nd and looked to grab his 4th Bud Thunderstock Track Championship, as he came into the night leading by just 2 points over No. 463 Daniel Sanchez. Anderson would hound Matheny throughout the feature, trying to grab the victory. Multiple cautions would keep the field close, and Sanchez would make his way to 3rd at the halfway point. As the leaders came down to take the white flag, a puff of smoke came out from under Anderson's No. 22T machine. It looked like he would hold on as he held the 2nd spot until turns 3 and 4 as he began to lose power coming to the checkered flag. Sanchez, Paladino, and No 15 Jordan Conover were all able to get by and Anderson limped home 5th. While Matheny celebrated the feature win, final points were tallied up, with Anderson and Sanchez finishing in a tie for Championship. By virtue of having more wins in the 2018 season, Sanchez won the tiebreaker and was crowned the 2018 Limaland Bud Thunderstock and NASCAR Whelen All American Series Champion. Heat races were won by No. 82 Chris Douglas, and Anderson.

Limaland Motorsports Park wraps up the 2018 season with a bang next Friday night August 10th as Lock Sixteen and K&L Ready Mix present the 2018 Awards Celebration Night in action will be the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders, K&N Filters UMP Modifieds, and Budweiser Thunderstocks in their invitational feature races. Also K&L Ready Mix presents the NRA Sprint Invaders King of the Quarter Mile event, and Lock Sixteen presents the Budweiser Thunderstocks King of the Quarter Mile event, and K&N Filters King of the Quarter Mile event. 2018 Season Awards will be handed out on the front stretch, then fans teams and racers will be invited to the pits as the Ohio State Beauty Academy presents the 2018 Pit Party Celebration. Come enjoy food, beverages, and a great time celebrating the 2018 seaon with your favorite Limaland drivers and teams. General Admission for this huge event just $15 for ages 16 and older, ages 11-15 $7 and kids 10 and under get in FREE, Pit passes are $28 for all ages. Both General admission and Pit passes include the Pit party with free food and beverages! RAindate for this event is Saturday August 11th. Don't miss out on this great final event at Limaland Motorsports Park for 2018! Get all the details at limaland.com, and on our Facebook page.

Kicking off the night were the Bud Thunderstocks in their 15 lap A Main honoring the memory of Bill and Bobby Keysor. No. 88 Tod Sturgeon and No. 87 Andy Welch led the field to green with Sturgeon spinning to the infield on the initial start, On the complete restart, Dippman used his now inside row 1 starting position to grab the race lead with No. 463 Daniel Sanchez, Welch and No. 22T Tony Anderson in tow. No. M1 Jeff Matheny made his way to 2nd by lap 5 and tried high and low on multiple restarts to try to make it past Dippman, but the Oregon Ohio Native proved to be the class of the field, picking up the $1000 payday and etching his name in the list of Keysor Memorial winners. Matheny would finish 2nd with Anderson 3rd, Welch 4th and Sanchez finished 5th. Heat Races were won by Matheny, Anderson, and Sanchez.

Next up were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap A Main. No. 16 Jeff Koz and No. 34X Shane O'Connor would bring the field to green. The first caution would wave for UNOH Racer Brendan Rassel in the UNOH No. 1, as he would spin in turn 1, with the No. 80 of Cole Sink hammering the turn 1 wall trying to avoid Rassel. On the restart, O' Connor would head to the point and lead until lap 12 as No. 3W Dylan Woodling would throw a slide job in turns 3 and 4 to grab the top spot. Woodling appeared to be set to grab the win, until his machine shut down exiting turn 4 on the final lap, giving the win to O'Connor, Woodling would coast across the line to finish 2nd, No. 95J Jerry Bowersock would finish 3rd with No. 65 Todd Sherman 4th, and Tony Anderson completing the top 5. Heat race wins went to O'Connor, Koz, and Bowersock.

Completing the nights racing were the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders in their 25 lap K&L Ready Mix Clash A Main. No. 28H Hud Horton and No. 17 Jared Horstman would pace the field to the green flag, with Horton grabbing the early lead. Horstman would hound Horton until making his move on the high side on lap 16 and take the lead for good. No 5M Mad Max Stambaugh would use a lapped car on the final lap to make his way past Horton to grab 2nd, Horton would finish 3rd with No 49 Shawn Dancer finishing 4th and No. 2 Kyle Sauder completing the top 5. Heat races were won by No. 23 Devon Dobie, Stambaugh and Dancer.

Limaland Motorsports Park is back in action next Friday night August 3rd as Alexander and Bebout present the 21st Annual Limaland Season Point Championships. The K&N Filter UMP Modifieds and Bud Thunderstock will compete in their final points event of 2018, and the JLH General Contractors FAST 305 Series will make their 3rd and final visit to Limaland for 2018. Pit gates open at 4:30PM, Grandstand gates open at 5PM, Hot laps at 6:30PM and Racing at 7:30PM. General admission for ages 16 and older $12, ages 11-15 are $6, and kids 10 and under get in FREE. Pit Passes for all ages are $25. Get all the detail on this and all events at Limaland Motorsports Park by visiting www.limaland.com or by checking us out on Facebook

Limaland Motorsports Park has canceled todays racing events due to rain this morning and severe thunderstorms with high winds coming late afternoon and evening.The Keysor Memorial will be rescheduled to next week during the K&L Ready Mix Clash with the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprints, K&N Filter Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks competing on Friday July 27, 2018.

Dobie and Bowersock grab first wins of 2018, and Sanchez picks up his 4th trophy at Limaland

Lima OHJune 29, 2018

by Gerry Keysor

After 2 straight rainouts, the weather finally took a turn for the good for the fans and teams at Limaland Motorsports Park as 90-degree temps and sunshine were a welcome change. Devon Dobie bagged his first feature win of 2018 in the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint feature, while Jerry Bowersock picked up the K&N Filters UMP Modified win, and Daniel Sanchez won his 4th Bud Thunderstock feature of 2018.

Kicking off the night were the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders with the 25 lap A Main. No. 23 Devon Dobie and No. 1-10 Jake Brown led the field to green with Dobie grabbing the early lead, hitting lapped traffic on lap 5 and seemingly setting sail, until No 22d Aaron Robnolte brought out the red flag on lap 10 by flipping in turns 1 and 2. Robnolte was able to walk away, but his race was over. On the restart, No. 5M Max Stambaugh got a great run and looked to make his way into the top 4 until hooking a rut in turn 4 and getting upside down, ending his night. The red flag flew one more time for a 4 car pile-up on the backstretch that saw No. 49 Shawn Dancer get upside down and No 2 Kyle Sauder get tangled up then hit by No. 24 Kobe Allison and No. 15 Brandon Ferguson. All drivers would walk away, but their cars were done for the night. Dobie would power away on the restart, and hold off Jake Brown for the win, with No. 17 Jared Horstman finishing 3rd, No. 87 Jason Barney finishing 4th, and No. 10 Mitch Brown completing the top 5. Heat Races were won by Barney, No B20 Butch Schroeder, and Jake Brown

Next up were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap A Main. No. 22T Tony Anderson and No. 65 Todd Sherman would make up the front row for the start, and it seemed like the 2 winningest drivers in modern Limaland history would be the ones to beat, No. 95J Jerry Bowersock showed that Sherman and Anderson weren't the only veterans that could get it done at Limaland. Bowersock would make his way to the front on lap 9 and set sail, winning over Sherman, No. 18 Ryan Sutter, Anderson, and No 3W Dylan Woodling. Heat Races were won by No. ZERO Brent Hole, Bowersock, and UNOH Racer Brendan Rassel in the No 1.

The Budweiser Thunderstocks completed the nights action with their 15-lap feature event with No. 463 Daniel Sanchez, and No. 87 Andy Welch on the front row. Sanchez would go wire to wire in the 15-lap feature with Welch staying close, but unable to make a move on the leader. It was Sanchez's 4th feature win of 2018, winning over Welch, No. 22T Tony Anderson, No. 15 Jordan Conover, and No. 26 Justin Long. Heat races were won by Anderson and Conover.

Limaland Motorsports Park will be closed on Friday July 6th, but will be back in action on Friday July 13th for FAST Friday II presented by the Homeland Technology Group. The JLH General Contractors FAST 305 Sprints will be in action along with the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks. Pit gates open at 4:30, Grandstand gates open at 5PM, Hot laps at 6:30, and Racing at 7:30. General admission for ages 16 and older is $12, ages 11-15 are $6, and kids 10 and under get in FREE. Pit passes for all ages $25. Check out details on this and all events at Limaland by visiting www.limaland.com, or by checking us out on Facebook.

The skies parted just in time for a great night of racing at Limaland Motorsports Park as Lima Chevrolet Cadillac presented the "Run For the Rabbit" honoring the late Travis "The Rabbit" Miller. No. 22H Randy Hannagan grabbed the $2000 to win victory in the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invader feature event honoring Miller, with No. 18 Ryan Sutter grabbing his first ever Limaland feature win in the K&N Filters UMP Modified feature, and No. 7B Shawn Valenti made his way back to victory lane in the Budweiser Thunderstock A Main.

Kicking off the night were the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders with the Run For The Rabbit. After honoring the fans and "The Rabbit" with a 4 Abreast parade lap, the 21 competitors settled in for a barnburner of a feature. No. 2 Kyle Sauder and Hannagan would bring the field to green, with Sauder taking the early advantage. The leaders would set a blistering pace, getting deep into lapped traffic which set up Hannagan to grab the point on lap 10. Lapped traffic looked to cause problems for Hannagan on lap 17 as Sauder began to close back in, but the caution flag would wave for No. 10J Jarrod Delong making contact with the turn 4 wall and coming to a stop. Sauder looked to make a charge on the restart, but would spin exiting turn 2 on lap 19, bringing out the caution once again. On the restart, No. 5M Max Stambaugh would make the move to 2nd, with defending K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invader champion No. 17 Jared Horsman charging to 3rd. Hannagan would hold on to win over Stambaugh, Horstman, No. 49 Shawn Dancer, and No. 18 Todd Heuerman completing the top 5. Heat races were won by Hannagan, No 7C Phil Gressman, and Dancer. Sauder set quick time in qualifying.

Next up were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap feature. No 65 Todd Sherman and No 18 Ryan Sutter would lead the field to green with Sutter grabbing the early lead over Sherman, and No. 3W Dylan Woodling. Woodling would get by Sherman on lap 10 and look to set his sights on race leader Sutter. No. 10L Nathan Loney would also get by Sherman and begin to battle with Woodling as the leaders worked their way through lapped traffic. Loney would make contact with the lapped car No. 19 Ryan Ordway, with Ordway spinning and causing a caution flag on lap 14. Sutter would resume his lead on the restart, with one more caution coming on lap 17 for Sherman making contact with the turn 4 wall. Sutter would survive the final 3 lap dash to the finish to grab the win over Woodling, Loney, No 18L Randy Lines, and No 95J Jerry Bowersock. Heat races were won by No. 34X Shane O'Connor, Woodling, and Sutter.

Closing out the night were the Budweiser Thunderstocks with their 15 lap feature. No. 7 Dan Wooten and No. 7B Shawn Valenti would pace the field to the green flag with Valenti taking the lead and never looking back. The field would fan out 3 and 4 wide behind him through lap 2, with No. 82 Chris Douglas powering his way to 2nd. Valenti cruised to a 1.5 second lead over Douglas, No. 463 Daniel Sanchez, No. 26 Justin Long, and No 22T Tony Anderson. Heat Races were won by Anderson and Douglas.

Limaland Motorsports Park is back in action next Friday night June 8th for the 17th Annual Keysor Memorial, featuring the Budweiser Thunderstocks competing for a top prize of $1000 to win. The B.O.S.S. Non Wing Sprints will be in action for their only visit in 2018, and the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds will also be in action. Pit gates open at 4:30, Grandstand gates open at 5PM, Hot laps at 6:30PM, and racing at 7:30. General admission for ages 16 and older $12, ages 11 to 15 for $6, and kids 10 and under get in FREE. Pit passes for all ages are $25. For details on this and all the great events at Limaland Motorsports Park, visit www.limaland.com or check us out on Facebook.

Limaland Motorsports Park kicked off the Memorial Day weekend with a bang on Friday night, as Anheuser Busch Sales of Lima presented the 19th Annual Memorial Cup. The K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders started their 3 day stretch of racing with No. 17 Jared Horstman picking up the A Main victory. No. 463X Jordan Conover won his first feature of 2018 in Bud Thunderstock action, and No 22T Tony Anderson returned to victory lane for the 47th time in his career in the K&N Filters UMP Modified feature.

Kicking off feature action were the Bud Thunderstocks. Teammates No. 463X Jordan Conover, and No. 463 Daniel Sanchez led the field to the green flag with Conover grabbing the early lead. No. 82 Chris Douglas settled into 3rd with No. 7B Jeff Babcock in 4th until Babcok cut a tire down on lap 7 and retired to the infield. Conover and Sanchez began to battle as the 2 worked their way into lapped traffic on lap 10, but the caution would fall for No. 7w Dan Wooten and No. 1 Mason Bevard getting together in turn 1. On the restart, Sanchez would throw a slide job on Conover for the lead and Conover grazed the turn 1 wall allowing Sanchez to get away by about 5 car lengths. Sanchez looked to be set to grab his 4th consecutive win, but would nearly spin in turn 1 the very next lap, allowing Conover to get by along with a charging No. 22T Tony Anderson. Conover would grab the win over Anderson, Sanchez, Douglas, and No. 27 Frank Paladino. Heat races were won by Douglas and Anderson.

Next up were the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders for their 25 lap A Main. Cloverdale Ohio's Jared Horstman would lead the field to green alongside No 7J Joe Swanson. Horstman would power to the early lead over Swanson, No. B20 Butch Schroeder, No. 49 Shawn Dancer, and No 2. Kyle Sauder. Caution would wave on lap 3 for No. 24 Kobe Allison looping it out in turn 2. On the restart Schroeder would make his way to 2nd until a final caution on lap 5 for the No. 22H of Randy Hannagan spinning exiting turn 2 and collecting No. 02 Brandon Long. The race would stay green to the end with Horstman working a masterful race through lapped traffic to pick up the win over Schroeder, Dancer, No. 23 Devon Dobie, and No. 5M Max Stambaugh. Heat races were won by Hannagan, No. 28H Hud Horton, and Dancer.

The K&N Filters UMP Modifieds would wrap up the night with their 20 lap A Main. No. 65 Todd Sherman and No. 3W Dylan Woodling would bring the field to green with Sherman taking the early advantage. Sherman, Woodling, No. 95J Jerry Bowersock, and No. 18 Ryan Sutter would exit turn 4 running 4 wide for the lead to complete lap 1. No 22T Tony Anderson would start to creep his way into the battle along with No. 34X Shane O'Connor. Caution would wave on lap 3 for Sherman spinning in turn 1, with the field narrowly avoiding him. On the restart Bowersock would take off with the lead, but the caution flag would wave one more time for No. 7 Jordan Conover spinning in turn 2. Bowersock, Sutter and Anderson would begin battling wheel to wheel for the lead on the restart, with Anderson and Bowersock getting away by a few car lengths. Anderson would grab the lead for good on lap 8 and roll to his first feature win of 2018, followed by Bowersock, Woodling, O'Connor and Sutter completing the top 5. Heat Races were won by No. 1 Brendan Rassel, Sutter, O'Connor, and Bowersock.

Limaland Motorsports Park is back in action next Friday Night June 1st when Lima Chevrolet Cadillac presents the Run for the Rabbit, featuring the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders competing for a top prize of $2000 in an event honoring the memory of Travis "The Rabbit" Miller. The K&N Filters UMP Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks will also be in action. Pit Gates open at 4:30, grandstand gates open at 5PM, Hot laps at 6:30, and racing at 7:30. General admission $12 for ages 16 and older, ages 11-15 get in for $6 and kids 10 and under admitted FREE! Pit passes for all ages are $25. For details on this all events at Limaland Motorsports Park, visit limaland.com or check us out on Facebook.

A great crowd and a great field of cars were on hand for the first of 3 Non Wing Sprint Car races in 2018 at Limaland Motorosports Park, with No. 24 Landon Simon grabbing the Non Wing Sprint Car feature win, No. 463 Daniel Sanchez picking up his 2nd straight Bud Thunderstock win, and No. 3W Dylan Woodling winning the K&N Filters UMP Modified feature.

Starting the night were the Non Wing Sprint Cars in their 25 lap feature event. No. 33M Matt Westfall and No. 18 Dallas Hewitt would bring the field to green with Westfall grabbing the early advantage. Westfall would hold a sizable advantage until caution waved on lap 10 for No. 87 Paul Dues spinning in turn 2. On the restart Westfall would resume his lead, but Landon Simon had different plans in his Mt. Baker Vapor sponsored 24. Simon would move to 2nd on lap 14, then stalk Westfall until making his move to the lead on lap 18. Simon would lead the final 6 laps with the battle for 2nd a barnburner with Westfall, Hewitt, No.77 Dustin Smith, and No. 9N Luke Hall battling right to the finish. Simon would grab the win over Westfall, Hall, Hewitt and Smith completing the top 5. Heat races were won by No. 2DI Dustin Ingle, Dustin Smith, and Dallas Hewitt.

Next up were the Budweiser Thunderstocks in their 15 lap A Main. No. 7 Dan Wooten, and No. J2 Rob Trent would lead the field to the green flag with those 2 battling side by side for the first 3 circuits. Wooten would gain the advantage with Trent 2nd, No 26 Justin Long, and No. 82 Chris Douglas in tow. The yellow flag would wave on lap 7 and again on lap 8 for debris, on the lap 8 restart, No. 463 Daniel Sanchez charged to lead with Dan Wooten slowing dramatically at the font of the field, collecting the No. 26 of Long, and ending both of their nights. Sanchez would pull away on the restart with Douglas in tow until lap 13, when Douglas spun in turns 3 and 4, bringing out one final caution. Rob Trent would challenge Sanchez on the restart, but Sanchez would be too fast on this night, winning over No. 27 Frank Paladino, Trent, No. 22T Tony Anderson, and No 89 Keith Shockency. Heat races were won by Douglas and Anderson

Wrapping up the night were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap feature. UNOH Racer Brendan Rassel in the UNOH No. 1 would lead the field to green alongside No. 16 Jeff Koz. Koz would take the early lead with Rassel and No. ZER0 Brent Hole in tow. Cautino would wave on lap 7 for No. 19 Ryan Ordway spinning in turns 1 and 2. On the restart, Rassel would challenge Koz for the point with No. 3W Dylan Woodling battling his way to 3rd. Woodling would battle past Rassel on lap 11 and set his sights on race leader Koz. Caution would pause the battle momentarily for the No. 20K of Bill Keeler going around in turns 1 and 2 and bringing out the caution. On the restart, Woodling would build momentum and throw a huge slide job on Koz, but Koz would cross over and battle back before slowing a lap later with a flat left rear tire. Woodling would lead to the finish, with No. 18 Ryan Sutter charging to finish 2nd, No. 95J Jerry Bowersock would finish 3rd, with Rassel 4th and Hole completing the top 5. Heat races were won by No. 11H Mike Hohlbein, Hole, Koz and Rassel

Limaland will be back in action next Friday Night May 11th when K&N Filters presents Modified Mayhem XVIII, featuring the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds, Budweiser Thunderstocks, and STARS Lite Modifieds. Pit gates open at 4:30, Grandstand gates open at 5:00, Hot laps at 6:30, and racing at 7:30. General admission for ages 16 and older $12, $6 for ages 11-15, and kids 10 and under get in FREE! Pit passes are $25 for all ages. For more details on this and all racing at Limaland Motorsports Park, please visit www.limaland.com or check us out on Facebook.

After a long cold winter, fans and teams were chomping at the bit to start the 2018 season at Limaland Motorsports Park. A great crowd and awesome racing filled the evening at Limaland with No. 17 Jared Horstman grabbing the victory in the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invader feature, David Stremme winning the K&N Filters UMP Modified A Main, and Daniel Sanchez picking up the Budweiser Thunderstock feature win.

Starting off the night were the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders in their 25 lap A Main. No. 23 Devon Dobie and No. 16B Steve Irwin would bring the field to green with Irwin grabbing the lead but the start would be marred by a red flag for No 22D Aaron Robnolte getting banged around like a pinball exiting turn 2 and several cars nearly getting upside down. On the restart Dobie would charge to the point, but once again caution would wave for Irwin slowing to a stop on the backstretch. Dobie would lead again on the restart, but defending NRA champ Jared HOrstman in the family owned No. 17 would charge to the front and start to leave the field. Caution would wave one more time for the No. 24 of Kobe Allison spinning in turn 2. Horstman would set sail from there picking up the win over No. 77 Zane Devault, No. 28 Phil Gressman, Dobie, and No. 11 Tim Allison. Heat races were won by Irwin, Gressman and Dobie.

Next up were the K&N Filters UMP Modifieds in their 20 lap feature. No. 27 Frank Paladino and No. 16 Jeff Koz made up the front row as the green flag flew with Koz grabbing the lead. Koz would lead the first 12 laps until the yellow flag would fly for No. 4L Mike Learman spinning exiting turn 2. KOz would be challenged immediately on the restart by No. 24 Justin Haley, but Haley had jumped the restart. Haley would lead the remaining 7 laps but would be docked 2 spots at the finish for the jump. No. 35 David Stremme would battle with Koz the next couple laps before getting by to set his sights on Haley. Stremme would be credited with the win with No. 21 Taylor Cook charging from 8th to 2nd, Haley would be scored 3rd, with Koz 4th and No. 3W Dylan Woodling completing the top 5. Heat races were won by No. 162 Logan Moody, No. 18 Ryan Sutter , Haley, and No. 1 Bendan Rassel.

Closing out the night would be the Budweiser Thunderstocks in their 15 lap feature. No. 463 Daniel Sanchez would lead the field to green along side No. 99 Andy King, with Sanchez grabbing the early lead. Caution would wave on lap 2 for Lake Helen, Florida's Justin Hamilton spinning exiting turn 2. On the restart, Sanchez would resume his lead by 3 car lengths over King, No. 26 Justin Long, and No. 27 Frank Paladino. Long would make his way to the 2nd spot with No. 22T Tony Anderson battling his way to 3rd on lap 12. Caution would wave one more time again for Hamilton, setting up a one lap dash to the finish. Sanchez, the Averill Park, NY native would hang on to grab the feature victory over Long, Anderson, Paladino, and No. 7 Dan Wooten. Heat reaces were won by Anderson and Long.

Limaland Motorsports Park roars back to life next Friday, May 4th as Menke Brothers Construction presents the "Night of Non-Wings", featuring the 410 Non Wing Sprint Cars, K&N

Limaland Canceled for 4/20/2018A week of snow, rain, saturated grounds and temperatures into the 30’s with no drying time has prompted Limaland Motorsports Park to cancel the “Season Opening Shootout” Presented by Smith Boughan Mechanical, Friday, April 20th.

Limaland Motorsports Park will open for its 83rd year of racing on Friday, April 27th for “spring Fling” Presented by S&S Volvo.

2018 is the “Year of the Sprints” at Limaland Motorsports Park

The countdown is on to the opening night of races at Limaland Motorsports Park’s 83rd season of action-packed racing. The racing all begins on Friday, April 20, 2018. This season has been dubbed “The Year of the Sprints” since all but one of the shows will involve either the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders, 305 FAST Series, Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Non Wing Sprints, or the BOSS Series.

Highlights of the 16 events of the 2018 season include:

· Modified Mayhem on Friday, May 11, 2018. This night will feature the K&N Filter Modifieds, Star Light Modifieds, and Bud Thunderstocks. Special for Mother’s Day weekend, a free rose to the first 100 moms through the grandstand gates!· The 19th Annual Memorial Cup takes place on Friday, May 25, 2018. The show will include the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders $2000 to win, K&N Filter Modifieds $1000 to win, and Bud Thunderstocks $600 to win.· 18th Annual Run for the Rabbit on Friday, June 1, 2018 will include races from the K&L Ready Mix Sprint Invaders, K&N Filter Modifieds, and Bud Thunderstocks.· Friday June 22, 2018 will feature the 36th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek including races from the Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions and K&N Filter Modifieds.· K&L Ready Mix Clash will take place on Friday, July 27, 2018. This evening will showcase the K&L Ready Mix Sprint Invaders, K&N Filter Modifieds, and Bud Thunderstocks.· August 2, 2018 will be Championship Night for the K&N Filter Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks. In addition, the Wingless Sprints will be tearing up the high banks.· The Final night of racing will be on Friday, August 11, 2018. The season will be capped off with invitational races for the Bud Thunderstocks, K&N Filter Modifieds, and K&L Ready Mix Sprint Invaders followed by the prestigious King of the Quarter Mile races. The night will close out with a free Pit Party Celebration for fans, competitors, and staff.

For a full list of race nights and special events, please visit www.limaland.com. To arrange a season preview story, contact Stephanie Swallow at (419) 998-3199 or smiracle@unoh.edu